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High Wind in Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine, Montana

High Wind January 17, 2026 · Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine, Montana

58 mph

Measured gust (50 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Mesonet station FBLM8 Fort Belknap RAWS measured a 58 mph wind gust.

The wider storm

Strong mid level winds aloft moved in over the Hi-line and Central MT during the evening. This caused a few strong winds to mix down to the surface and produce isolated high winds across the North-Central MT plains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1306569. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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